Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
Local News.

Five saloon keepers of Darlington
were recently fined for selling liquor
on Sunday.
The annual New Year hop of the
Mineral Point dance club will be held
at the city hall on Monday evening
January 2.
The report that hog cholera prevails
to an alarming extent in La Fayette
county seems to be without founda-
ton.
The hook and ladder company of
Platteville, will give an entertainment
at the city hall in that place, on Mon
day evening, Jan. ,.
The passenger train was late on
Tuesday night on account of snow
drifts, and did not arrive in this city
until about twelve o'clock.
The Union Agricultural Society OF
10 Daviess, Stephenson and Lafayette
counties will hold it's annual fair at
Warren, ILL.,, Sept. Is to p, 1888.
We are reminded that the New Year
is upon us by the elegant calendar for
1888 which we have received from
Messrs. Doliber, Goodall & Co., OF
Boston, Mass.
Mineral Point Commandery, No. II,
Knights Templar, will give a recep-
ton on Wednesday evening, Jan. 4
1888, at which time the officers elect
will be installed.
j. II. Mediation, of Moline, ILL.,, is
in town buying hoop poles, which he
wants delivered at the residence of
his brother, Robert Mediation, in the
north part of the city.
The annual tea meeting will be held
ut the =. NJ. church in this city on
Monday, Jan. >, 1888. Tables will be
spread about 5 O'Clock p. m. a very
pleasant time is expected
On Tuesday of last week the people
of the city of Platteville voted down
the proposition to establish a high
school. The vote stood al in favor
and 372 against the proposition.
On Saturday morning of last week
near Dodgeville, one man was killed
outright and another badly injured by
the caving i'll of bank on the Chi
cage, Freeport e Dodgeville railway,
The members of the Legate drum
corps will give one of their famous
parties in the city hall in Mineral
Point on Wednesday evening, Jan
IL, 1888. Music will be furnished by
Dresen's orchestra, and an enjoyable
time is assured.
The Dodgevillc Chronicle says: Mr..
j. II. Cartwright, of this village, re-
ceived telegram last week, an
nouncing the death of his grand
mother, Mrs. Hoover, ut Dayton, O..
ON the 18th inst, aged % years.
The Galena Press says chat recently
while Albert and William Green, Of
that city, We're rowing across the
Mississippi river to Green's island
Albert fell over in a fit, capsizing the
boat, which threw both into the water
Albert was drowned, and William was
only able to save his own life after a
desperate struggle.
The Platteville Witness says that q
burglar was discovered in Bailie 4
McNett's drug store shortly after
closing on Tuesday night of last week
Being discovered he made break fol
the back door and escaped. 1t is sup
posed that he managed to have him
self locked in during the day and sue
ceeded in hiding among the fuCnitur,
that is stored in the back room.
William Coad, of this city, is can,
wasting for the sale of a book. entitled
pioneer Heroes and their Daring
Deeds" 1t is one volume and con
tains about 200 pages, giving histor,
of the lives and adventures of Dav,
Crockett. Daniel Boone, Buffalo Bill
and many other frontiersmen; also ;
history of the Custer massacre, ant
, the Modoc war The book is hand
somely bound.
Felix Bennett has been appointe,
postmaster at Monroe. He is a yer
| respectable man, and well fitted 70
the position. The Sentinel, republican
says that his appointment will proba
bly, be as acceptable to the republican
as any democrat who could be named
The Gazette, democratic, says: Fell
c. Bennett. the new postmaster, is
life long democrat who Will fill tn
position with credit to himself an
honor to his party"
\ tremendous blast was recent
fired on the line of the Chicago Mad
ison and Northern railway in the Sci
eek cut, about three miles north c
Monticello. The face of the cut. for
distance of 200 feet in length, 80 fee
in depth was removed by the sho
being about 5000 cubic yards. To +,
move this $50 pounds of dynamite, {
&C per cent strength, and % kegs {
powder were used. This was loade
in eight holes, six inches in diamete
drilled with well drill, to the depth ,
IS feet, and fired all at once. II